Make sure you click on the image to see it full size.
This is my attempt. :)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but my opinion is that the first retouch shown is way too blurry. It's destroying the skin texture: the person does not look real anymore. I would rather go for just very light adjustments on any undesired local imperfection, if any.
Mosh said:the person does not look real anymore.
I'm with you on this I was in a K mart and there was a picture of Halle Berry and she looke dlike a plastic doll, why in Gods name woiuld you want to ruin that face by removing the character?
Phil1923 said:Personally, I agree
Yes Phil I'm ols school I like cigars, wooden boats and real breasts.
Here is a shot I grabbed quickly tonight at home (in front of a hanging un-ironed sheet). This is about as far as I like to go with skin smoothing. One should never reveal the age of a lady, but let's just say she said goodbye to her 30s some time ago. My goal is to achieve nice smooth skin without looking too blurred or fake. This particular subject did have very nice skin anyway. It should be also noted that the original full sized image looks a look sharper and more detailed than this resampled jpeg.
Best regards,Brian.
Brian,
Great work!Keep it up